Casper Daily Tribune Newspaper, January 13, 1921, Page 1

COMMISSION ON COMPENSATION DOOMED, BELIEF Sammon Disclaims Intention of Taking Administration of Act Out of Hands | ‘of Courts, will Demand Increase By a Staff Correspondent) 13.—As previously predicted ix The Casper | any effort to take the operation of the workman's com- | of the courts will meet with; certain | Yesterday it became evident there is a possibility that a bik urging a commission form of administration may not be introduced | at all, and that any changes in the compensation act will be merely bed edd OR, SR a a CHEYENNE, Phas Daily Tribune, pensation law out of the handy. defeat. WELFARE DEPT. MAY BE GIVEN UP BY HARDING (By United Press.) Jan. ——Tempora MARIO? donment of ment of public welfare is being con- sidered by President-elect Warren G. y Harding, due chiefly to a demand for! n record aa to his statements, Repre- government economy, During the cam- paign Harding declared for such a de- partment and stated his intention of making a woman the head of It. Opponents say it would entail addi tional expense. There is a three-cor- nered contest over the proposed de- partment between educators, the medi- eal profession and social workers. SALE TAX PLAN aban-} plan for crealtng a depart-| Prove to be too expensive for a sta 1S CONSIDERED. | (By Unitea Pend WASHINGTON, Jan, 13.+That Pres. fdent cleet Harding is giving serious consideration totttie’ Sales titx plan as one *ef the most importart, revenue law revision waa revealed to- day when he summoned Representative Bacharach of New Jersey and members of the house ‘vaya and means commit- tee to Marion for a conference. efor ea aati ah UNIFORM STATE ' TRAFFIC LAWS ‘ARE PROPOSED | WASHINGTON, Jan) 13+—Indarse- | Ment by nineteen national organizations of a comprehensive code of principles | for the regulation of highway traffic ‘was announced here today at the con- clusion of the national uniform traffic law conference. The principles will be recommended for adoption by all state Hep Aurea at cWan Sita it was sald, FOREIGN LINERS DRAW BUSINESS ON LIQUOR SALE (By Associated Press) WASHINGTON, Jan. 13—Amendm -nt of the prohibition enforcement act so as to permic American passenger liners plying in foreign trade to carry and sell liquor outside the three-mile limi: was urged before the house judiciary committee today by steamship officials who complained that because of pre: ent restrictions foreign ships were handling the bulk of travel. WIFE BEATER IS GIVEN 30 DAY.S AND $25 FINE! Fd Aikins, charged with wife beating, Was given a 30-day sentence and a fine of $25 was imposed upon him yeste day by Judge Tubbs. The warrant fr his arrest was sworn out by his wife. i law | to bring about the | itieal plum. CASPER, WYO., THURSDAY, JAN. 13, 1921. ; ihereases In awards to injured men | The change in the situation occurred | within several hours following -the dis- | tribution of Casper Tribune on the | desks of senators and representatives | when Representative J. W. Sammon of Lincoln county, who will sponsor 1 changes in the compensation declared he wished to make a Statement. In the statement he de clared, while he favored a commission ; to administer the compensation law in larger cities he agreed with the asser tion that such a commission, would with the popuintion of Wyoming, |, When reminde2 that he would be put sentative Sammon declared this was his belief, but that he would not be re- sponsible if another representative tacked on a commission amendment to his’ bil, He declared that he would ad- vise against such action, but would not oppose it if it was believed the state could bear the expense. I am in favor of increasing the awards to injured men, making the in crease for married men $80 monthly instead of $40 My Dill will also urge an inerease for single men, boosting the award from $85 monthly to $60, and-ansincrease: trom #6 muthly 6. $12 for children under the age of 16 years. “My unferstanding of ‘the compen- sation law also is that it does not in- clude every class of worker, This should be changed. It is not sufficiently clear as to what occupation is extra hazard- ous, I hope you will print these facts.” Opponents of my movement to create a commission to administer the awards of the workmen's compensation Dill, however, are still watchful for the ap- pearance of a measure to put this in- to effect, They assert the recent con- ferences at the capital with the gov- ernor, labor leaders and mine inspectors, at which William Sammon son of the representative, urged the creation of a compensation commissigner, is sutfi- | cient criterion that someone intends to put a commission bill over if possible. While expressing no personal opin ions as to the choice of a commission- er both labor leaders and big employers point out the likelihood, if a commis sioner is to be appointed, of Representa- tive Sammon’s son obtaining the ap- pointment. This, they assert, would }be a natural result, not only because of his experience in te compensation office, but also because of his efforts creation of the pol | As a result there will be expectant chful waiting until the commission idea has been buried beyond doubt. a aaa 2 Seventy years ago Pennsylvania led I ‘CASPER LEADS IN DECORTING || HOTEL PAGES CHEYENNE, Wyo., January 13.— |] C-A-S-P-E-R! These six letters, writ- ]) ten in myriad styles of penmanship, may be found on the registers of nearly every hotel in this city, Cas- per citizens, men and women, are to be found everywhere in the city during the present session of legisla- ture. Casper is on the Cheyenne map sure enoug! Among the numerous visitors from the upstate metropofs many are here just for the sake of watching the legislators in Others are members of the “ihird house,” busi- ness men and lobbyists on the ground fo see that their interests are pro- tected. Still others are political fans who regard legislative sessions the light of fast ball game or a speedy boxing mill. And what is more every mother's | son and daughter is an ardent booster. _ CHEYENNE, Jan. ing. Bureaus and boards, | termined the period of economy, hy | inc State must und afd whjle th No opposition to measures needed for essed efficiency in ‘state gover ment the solons have marked out plan to prevent the wasté of publi : a Wa [iunas. Rxhiblting the skill gf effleieney « perts the members of both senate and house are shaking out OFFICER BY JI iP | the various state departments. _They pm will ng their lige aid them greatly in prep: jof action, and few subjects tnat will be presented during the present ses. sion will find them lacking in definite data. (By United Press) SHANGHAT, Fan. 12, — Admiral | ‘ Wee Beene Gleaves, commanding the Amer At oe SCsULR ena nee sere, Wander inie Asiatic squadron, is enroute to V1 what is going to happen when thé leg vostok where an investigation will labve mul) breine. ton acini, Numerous penis alogtye iz Lave members of both senate and house hive Langdon, American officer reported | °XPressed themselves in favor of the killed by a Japanese soldier. Reports | * ara eh iM aaa: Indicate that feeling runs high among |!t can be accomplished with ithe citi. A Cea aallseaton he ai zens in mind both from the point of Langdon was an offic Fears aR ic se asaaltea Fa t HAA held that trouble may be expected i kas co esata tat gai © highways. will also tion. And in The ‘Tribune | aetion on the proposed workman’ "pensation law changes will be sf }* oP his Sone ehh aw aside’ regar’ _| by members of koth houses as unneces: | sary legislation, and meni of st (By Associated Press) WASHINGTON, Jan. 13.—Lieut. HH: Langdon of the hake: Albany was shot by Japanese at Viagivostok when. on fgiled to rnd stand or heed a tommand to holt, an official version of the incident the to bite off and swallow the entrapped! will insist upon appropriations for th foot in order to free itself. j counties consistent with thei develop- AUSTRIA NEAR POLITICAL RUIN, MINISTER SAYS) VAK! Jan, 13,—Vhe complete | political collapse of Austria within a | month is predicted m official Aus- | trian circles here, It is no longer a question of months, said isaron fAchon, Austrian minister, it is only the states in the production of wheat. MAYOR TELLS ERIN’S STORY (By Associated Press) WASHINGTON, dan. 13,—Donal O'Callahan, lord mayor of Cork, who came to America as a stowaway without a passport, accomplished the announced purpose of his visit when he uppeared today before the com- mission investigating the Irish ques- tion. Before a crowd which jammed the hotel ballroom where the commission resumed its inquiry, the lord mayor declared the killing of the late Lord Mayor MacCurtain and other Irish leaders in March marked the begin- ning of a reign of murder which ren- dered life and property entirely ix- secure. (By United Press) DUBLIN, Jan. 13.—The Sinn Fein organization now has 200,000 mem- bers, according to reliable informa- tion. The Republican army _ repre- sents five per cent of the Irish popu- lation. The army is organized into zone groups with central headquar- ters in command. When not fighting members of the army pursue peace- ful occupations, it is stated. CATTLEMEN OF NATION FACING RUIN, IS CLAIM United Press.) EL PASO, Tex., Jan. 13.—Ruin for the cattle industry in the United Status is predicted today by delegates to the American National Livestock Association convention unless better marketing plans, means of financing and protective tariffs are devised. Delegates have agreed to ask President-elect Harding to appoint \H. C. Wallace of Des Moines, lowa farm paper publisher, as soctetAny a question of weeks and perhaps days. missioner. ‘ House bill. No. 7 | Sheridan, provides for the creation of the office of state boxing er and legalizes boxing bouts limited to| fifteen rounds. The first three bills introduced in the senate are by George W.. Perry of Sheridan. mens compensation act to provide for the cessation of state contribution to | the compensation fund and the return to the state general fund of the $300 - 000 state proportion of the present fund. by GP, information on | ECONOMY TAKES FRONT SEAT IN- THE STATE HOUSE. ‘ere.ic2eter ‘Political Plums Marked for Discard in De-| mand for Elimination of Waste in Administration of Public Funds (By A. DANIEL BELL.) 13.—Wyoming’s political pot has started boil- " sleet commissions and political plums, mellowed by state leaders for the favored few, and heretofore regarded as fer- ;tile fields for the payment of booster debts, are marked for exter- | mination at the present session of legislature. State Solons Get Down to Business This Morning after Organization is Made Complete by Many Appointments CHEYENNE, Wyo., Jan: 13.—Both houses of the legislature this morning completed their organization by the appointment of standing committees and the introduction of bills began. ton introduced the first six house bills, all relating to taxation with the exception of house bill No. 6, which provi of oil and gas resources and creation of the o: Story of |The third relates to the fees of sher- ommission | The first amends the work | standing The second authorizes transfer of com-|}oundaries in the lower 1 pensation funds contributed by six Sheridan companies to the credit of | the Sheridan Wyoming Coal company By Millions in War- (By United Press) BERLIN, Jan. 13.— ‘Karpoff,” a member of the supreme economy jcouncil, is dead, according to a | Moscow dispatch. Karpoff was | the nom de plume used by Nikolai |Lenine, whose serious illness was |Snnounced this week. Those familiar iwith- Russian affairs s: they know no that name, man physicians had been arly this week. Two ¢ (By United? Press.) PARIS, Jan, 13.—More than 3,000,000 men will be thrown into fighting along the Russian boundary this spring, ac- cording to Freneh military experts. The | fighting front will extend from 200 to 250 miles, it is indicated. ‘Troops frora Poland and Rumania, border states nnd the Balkan states will oppose the érive. | France and Italy will disduse their attitude at a coming conference. They jbelleve that Russia either wants to establish Sovietism throughout Europe or open the way to Coristantinople. The Soviits evn put an army of 8,000,- 000 men i) tha field, it is estimated. Munition piants at Pecrograd are work- ‘ng at top ‘speed. NAVAI. TRAINING STATION NOT TO BE ABANDONED Lgislators here are de- th, while representatives from the “capital dis. ar, apparent insistent in their s tha! this tion of the state is ed of, and entitled to, the great-/ ment and we: pnt. Tfowever, it is almost certain all ap- propriation measures will be scanned closely by members of both houses from all sections of the state. Unlucky will be the head of a state department who is unable to show in the budget how | his appropriation is being spent, for if the legislators believe the expendituces unwise and not in the interest of econ- omy, which ‘they assert is necessazy throughout the entire nation, slash will | go the legislative knife. On first consideration the economy | idea may be believed to have reachd | a point of excess, Persistent injury however, proves the spread of the cam | paign to be the result of the nation- wide plan of business reorganizaticr:. a the legislators asserting that du 1 (By Associated Press.) the country’s process of recoverin WASHINGTON, Jan. 13.—Reports 8 of inflated values, all forms |that the Great Lakes naval training national, state, city and | station is to be abandoned were denied stand pat during the jtoday by Rear Admiral Washington, process and cut down expenses, They | chief of the bureau of navigation. He deglare the burden) of taxation has}said that next to the fleet base at regohed the peak and now must come tumbling dowi’ diong with the general downward trend of other costs, With this determin: Hampton Roads. the Creat Laleg sta: ion was regarded as the most important post the navy has. ceived today by the Jap: legislation that on may be seen kine? ass would probably result seriously against |at least the temporary suspension »f| CHICAGO, Jan. 12.—Persistent. ru: ge | the interests of the people of the state. | patronage in the interests of the peace | mors that the navy department intends | Highway legislation, also, probably | of mind and comfort of the citizens asa} to abandon the ‘Greay Lukes naval When caught in a trap by one of! will cause repeated tilts among the| whole. It may mean a new era in Wyo. |training station was partly confirmed its feet, a fox has actually been known) legislators inasmuch as upstate solons| ming politics, but the majority of tegis-|today, officials said, when 350 civilian lators assert they will insist on it be: jemployes were notified that they would ing carried out 'be discharged Saturday. COMMITTEES NAMED; FIRST _ BILLS BEFORE LEGISLATURE 50-CENT TARIFF ON WHEAT TO BE ASKED IN BILL | (By Associated Press.) | WASHINGTON, Jan. 13—To stop | “enormous: importations of Canadian wheat" Senator McOumber announced today that he would ask for a tar- iff of probably 50 cents a bushel on wheat to be included in the Fordney emergency tariff bill instead of the 30 cents carried by the measure as passed by the house, | ———— A. H. Beach of Wes- iges for the conservation ce of oil and gas com- which has absorbed the six companies, iffs in clvil cases, | The house passed senate joint me |morial No. 1 requesting congress to; pass the French-Capper truth-in-fabric bill, In the U.S.TUGLOST — WITH 7 ABOARD | | was glyen important recognition in the |_ GALY: ESTON, Jan, 13.—The United | selection of J. W. Jonson as chair-|States engineering de man of the committed on public uti! |Capt. Taffor, was wrec! | appointment of the heads of | committees, Natrona county | ifies in the senate, Harry Pree as heal jleved that seven men of the crew per- of the committee on county affairs and |!shed. ‘The tug left Sabiné on Sunday house and .,|for Galveston and nothing was heard BELL. from her tintil today when the deck} |house and other wreckage was washed ashore. (Continued on Page Two) (ek agriculture. EL PASO, Jan. 13.—Suggestion that the American National Livestock As- sociation indorse principal co-operative livestock commission companies at the central markets and co-operate in establishing agencies was contained in @ report of the market committee pre- sented today, Besides reduéing the cost of marketing the advantage to the producers of having at the markets their own representatives is obvious, the report said. ‘The report also said the stockyards should be regarded as terminals of the railroads under supervision of the inter- jstate commerce commission. NEW FIRE ALARM & TEM. is considerable work to be done before ; the alarms will be installed and it will; probably take six weeks to complete the! installation, ‘ bullet was removed from the shoulder of the dead man after it | was located by the use of X-ray pictures. The ball of lead taken from the body did not correspond with the size of the gun that C. UL. Reasoner, representing the | Gamewell Police and Fire Alarm coni- was eres * in Mr, Reeder’s hand when he was picked up, the pany, is here to get things ready for . the erection of the new system. ‘The latter being an automatic type of .25 caliber. Positive proof that Reeder was not a victim of his own gun gave the county and city authorities definite ground to work on. | The assumption worked on from the start that Mr. Reeder was | hela ek ue the case and ie | 10 temporarily he! | the authorities of both the city bs Risse Offensives in | Spring to Engage|¥ ed and it is be-| WEATHER WEATHER FORECAST Generally fair tonight and Fii- day, colder tonight. “BERLIN HAF U5. ia POPULATION, IN CITIES, CENGUS Abvcn! Urban residents Number + More Than Rural Dwell- ers for First Time in History of the Nation UG WASHINGTON, Jan. 13.—The urban population of the United States, representing people living in places of 2,500 or more, is 54,- 318,032, or 51.4 per cent of the total population. It is the first time in the history of the nation that there were more town and ety dwellers than residents of rural territory. ‘The number in rural territory is 51,390,739. In 1910 the urban population was 45.8 per cent of the total population, Urban and rural population by states includes: State. Urban. Rural. Arizona Colorado 486,370 Idaho -. 312,829 Montana ~- -172,011 376,878 Nebraska ~. ~405,306 891,066 South Dakota 634,675 Wyoming - 1 G4 In total urban population New York leads the country, while Pennsylvania stands second and Ilinois third, Rhode nd has the highest percentage of urban population. In total rural popu- IdtionyTexas leads. Mississippi has the highest percentage of rurat popujation. North Dakota {8 second and Soufh Da- Kota third, "New Mexico is sixttt. Rebht fee mt cnlnbta |NEGRO ESCAPES FROM BANDITS; CAUSES ARREST (Special to The Tribune.) CHEYENNE, Wyo., Jan, 13.—Wat- ter Collins, colored, is a cripple, but whan two highwaymen confronted him Wednesday night and at tnq point of a revolver ordered him to stand and deliver, Collins went away from there so that he distanced the pursumg outlaws. frank Mitenel, and Koy Dean, white, who arrived from Caspér a few minutes before the holdup, were arrested and were iden- titied by Collins as the holdups. SLAYER TAKEN FROM JAIL AND KILLED IN ALA. (By Associated Press) JASPER, Alabama, Jan., 13.—Wil- liam Beard, miner, held n connection with the killing of James Morris, guardsman, on December 31, was taken from the Walker county jail today by a mob and later shot to death. The | Jailer believed the man was rescued by friends until the found by a@ rural mail car body ler GREECE TO GET $32,000,000 LOAN (By Assoclated Press) THENS, Jan. 13.—It was announced liens today that the United States gov- -|ernment had consented to avance to the | Greek government the ,000,000 al- | ready promised Greece when Venizelos was prime minister upon condition that [the money be expended in America for non-war mater REEDER SLAIN, JURY FINDING BULLET LOCATED WITH X-RAY All doubt as to the manner in which J. S. Reeder, proprie- tor of a shoe repair shop, came to his death on South Grant street t killed by another person will be beneficial to the police atuthori- Tuesday night was dispelled late Wednesday when a .45-caliber } | ties inasmuch as investigations made immediately after the mur- der was committed, although no definite clues were found, will the murderer to justice, up by lack of clues to work on, and county have taken up the case with renewed interest, confident that the guilty party cahnot long evade them. Detectives have been working it and d; the deed was committed and feel that they ihe th oe will be able to gather (Continued on Page Two.)